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Bandit Level 11

Decode base64 data to reveal the next password.

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Goal

The password for the next level is stored in data.txt, which contains base64-encoded data.

Hints

Base64 often ends with = padding characters.
The base64 CLI can both encode and decode.
If you’re unsure what you’re looking at, run file data.txt first.

Solution (click to reveal)

SSH in:

ssh bandit11@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Decode the file:

base64 -d data.txt

That output is the password for Level 12.

Notes

Some systems use base64 --decode instead of -d.

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